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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1234 AM CST FRI DEC 23 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         42    214 PM  54    1982  27     15       13       
                                      1972                          
  MINIMUM         20    505 AM -26    1989   6     14       -3       
                                      1983                          
  AVERAGE         31                        16     15        5      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.81 1968   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      0.42   0.08     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.50                      0.42   0.08     0.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.18                     24.59   6.59    30.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          12.0  1968   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.5                       5.1    0.4      0.2     
  SINCE DEC 1      5.5                       5.1    0.4      0.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      13.8    6.0      0.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        48    -14       60       
  MONTH TO DATE 1150                       988    162      828       
  SINCE DEC 1   1150                       988    162      828       
  SINCE JUL 1   2537                      2708   -171     2282       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    862                       747    115      515       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  73 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        57      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5       -28      1990                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE   758 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST   
DECEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE   758 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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